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Gadi Wolfsfeld found in his analysis of the media's impact on peace talks in the Middle East (2004). What is obvious from Savage's meticulous, clear, penetrating and convincing study is how important TV was for all actors seeking to influence narratives and representations about the Northern Ireland conflict. Just how important those narratives will prove to be in addressing the legacy of that conflict is another question, but it is clear that the enduring TV images of Bloody Sunday, Enniskillen, Omagh and other atrocities continue to exert resonance and power in the public imagination and will no doubt influence approaches to how Northern Ireland should go about dealing with the past. What one can discern from ongoing attempts by successive British governments to bring the BBC to heel, as Savage makes clear, is that at managerial and production levels, the BBC persistently sought to resist capitulation to the demands of government pressure as best it could and continued to defend organisational independence in the wake of considerable hostility. That the BBC is probably seen by many in Northern Ireland to have favoured others (generally seen as the opposing side) is testimony to i

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Author

Samuel Mateus

Publisher

SAGE Publications; Manchester University Press (ISSN 1749-6020)

Published

2017

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences